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DBG 2.0

Today we are launching the new design for our site, yay! I hope you all like the new design, however there are bound to be growing pains (and one or two things that aren’t quite working yet) so I would just like to ask that if you happen to find any broken links, broken images, or broken anything really, please either comment on here and let me know or email me at matt@dropbeargaming.com. Thanks for helping to support our site, and again I hope you like the new look of Drop Bear Gaming!

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Battlefield 3 Open Beta Live!

Recently EA announced that the open beta would start today (29th September), and guess what? It has! I’ve just started downloading it on my PS3 so if you want to have a crack before the game releases next month then get on board. Read more…

Episode 20 – In Matt We Trust
Duration: 00:15:12 • Size: 10.45 MB

It’s just Matt holding the fort this week so he throws out a few bits and pieces of news about upcoming games and multiplayer betas and much more.

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Episode 19 – Out Of Hibernation
Duration: 00:41:37 • Size: 28.59 MB

The DBG podcast is finally back after a solid 7 week break during which Lucas went away to France and Matt moved house. Unfortunately Susie couldn’t join us this week but Lucas and Matt still manage to have a chat about a few things. Read more…

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EA’s iOS Racing Sale This Weekend!

For those of you out there who like racing games and who own an iPhone, iPod Touch, or iPad this is for you! EA is having a sale for this weekend only of up to 80% off on a few of their racing iOS titles including the Real Racing franchise from Aussie development studio Firemint. Read more…

Why The 3DS Price Drop Does Not Spell Doom For Handheld Gaming

Recently Nintendo announced a massive price cut for the 3DS, dropping it from US$250 to US$169 (AU$350 down to AU$250 in Australia) due to poor consumer uptake of the new console. This comes a mere four months after the release of the unit (April 2011) which has prompted a large number of websites to deem this to be a foreshadowing of the death of handheld gaming in this form. I disagree. Read more…

Firemint Drops First Gameplay Trailer of SPY mouse

Aussie developers Firemint announced their latest project back in March at the Game Developer’s Conference in San Francisco. At the time the new game was being shown off with the name Agent Squeek, however since then they have given it a new name and it’s nearly ready for launch. Read more…

Sid Meier’s Pirates! for iPad

2K Games and Firaxis Games, the creative minds behind the Civilization series have just ported another of their classic games to the iPad. “Sid Meier’s Pirates! for iPad” is a simulation game where you sail the seas of the Caribbean in the 1600’s as a pirate (surprised?) on a quest for gold and wenches… well there may not be wenches but there is gold aplenty me hearties. Read more…

An R18+ Resolution Is Here!

There has finally been a resolution to the R18+ classification issue today and the federal government have said that they will be introducing the new classification before the end of the year. Read more…

Apple Cut App Prices In Aus by Up To 25%

There has been a great bit of news today with the announcement that Apple are lowering prices in the Australian App Store to bring it in line with the US. Read more…

 
Lucas
The Podfather/Convo Controller
Super salesman by day, Batdad and Gamersutra by night. As a self-confessed technology pacifist, he prefers to sit on the console-war fence and play games on his PC.
Matt
PlayStation Fanboy/Motormouth
Electrician by trade and yet also highly skilled at finding time to game around work and family commitments. A PlayStation fanboy with a platinum count and obvious podcast bias to prove it. Thinks DC is clearly superior to Marvel. Has been known to rant.
ABOUT DBG

Started in January 2011 by brothers Lucas and Matt, Drop Bear Gaming has been operating for over 7 years offering a fresh and relaxed perspective on the video game industry. The website is a passion project more than anything and it is our distinct pleasure to continue bringing entertainment to our listeners and viewers.

The guys release a podcast episode every two to three weeks and over the years they have welcomed guests from developers, publishers, and other gaming outlets onto the show.

Disclaimer: From time to time Drop Bear Gaming receives copies of games for review in either physical or digital format from publishers or their associated PR companies. All reviews are based on the merits of each game on their own. Whether or not we were supplied the copy is not taken into account when compiling our reviews.

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